Christmas Appeal

Give a charity gift to GIVIT to ensure we can continue to provide essential support to Australians when it’s needed. Your donation gift will enable GIVIT to continue providing its free service, supporting over 5,000 registered charities and thousands of Aussies who need help now. Support GIVIT here.

You can give a Christmas gift donation via GIVIT to make someone smile this holiday season.

GIVIT works with over 5,000 charity partners across Australia. You can either give locally by searching for what’s needed near you. Or you can donate the money towards a Christmas request. 100% of that donation goes to buying the item for the person in need.

Whether you want to help someone with everyday essential items or donate for Xmas presents, give with GIVIT and you’re meeting real need for someone.

During Christmas, many families and individuals struggle to make ends meet and can't afford Xmas gifts. However, that is not the only need during the holiday season.

If people are struggling to afford food, they may have to choose between groceries or presents for the family. Organisations request Christmas donations of groceries, household essentials, clothing etc so the family has leftover funds to purchase Christmas presents. Donating a xmas gift can be helpful for a family, but it's not the only helpful Christmas donation. Check what’s requested on our What’s Needed list.

Your Christmas donation can help cope with the surge in requests experienced during the holiday season.  Sadly, the holiday season often sees a rise in homelessness and domestic violence cases. Coupled with the cost-of-living crisis, the number of people seeking support during this period rises substantially. This makes Christmas a busy time for charities and shelters, which work overtime to meet this demand.

GIVIT works with these organisations to meet their growing needs by connecting them with donors quickly, saving them the time and effort needed to find donors.

Find an organisation to donate toys for the Christmas season with GIVIT. The first step is to ensure Christmas gifts are needed by the organisation near you. Visit GIVIT’s "What's Needed" page, to find organisations, near Brisbane, for example, that have requested Christmas gift donations.

Here’s how to find a request that matches what you’d like to give:

• Use the Location filters to find an organisation near Sydney or Melbourne for example in need of toy donations for Christmas
• Complete the online form to submit your toy donation offer

Once submitted, you’ll connect directly with the organisation that made the request to arrange item delivery.

If there’s no local request for charity Christmas gifts on the "What's Needed" page, you can use the donate items form to submit your offer into our online warehouse. Over 5,000 registered support organisations can view our online warehouse and reach out if they need your Christmas donation.

When you drop off your item, ensure you hand it to a representative from the charity. Avoid leaving items outside unattended, as someone may damage or steal your donation.

Donate to charity to show people doing it tough that they’re not alone. For many, Christmas is an isolating time of year. A Red Cross survey found that 31% of Australian people often feel lonely around the festive season.

GIVIT receives countless requests for items needed to support people alone at Christmas. Funding item requests or donating money to the Christmas Appeal means that your generosity is channelled into real, practical, effective assistance that not only provides something that a person or family doing it tough desperately needs, but it helps that person or family to feel seen, heard and cared for. 

GIVIT has over 5,000 registered support organisations across Australia. From neighbourhood centres to women’s shelters, staff from these organisations know exactly what the people they're supporting need. This means your generous Christmas donation turns into effective, genuine, much-needed assistance that will make a big impact.

Help a Christmas charity in Australia by donating your time, rather than a money donation towards a Christmas appeal. This is a great option if money is tight, but you want to give back. Donating your time with GIVIT is the same process as donating a physical item. Find out here what help charities may need this Christmas, or submit your time donation using this form, and a charity will reserve your offer if it’s needed.

You can make sure your holiday donation goes towards one of the thousands of specific needs listed by charities. Use GIVIT to view and fulfil requests by either donating money or funding an item. You can easily access the list of needed items here. You can donate gifts to a family for Christmas or fulfil a Christmas appeal listed online.

If you do not find a request on the GIVIT website that matches what you can donate, list it on the GIVIT online warehouse. Partner charities can access this warehouse and will contact you when your item is needed. 

GIVIT can help you find a Christmas appeal to support near you. Use the Location filters on our What’s Neededpage. Enter your suburb or postcode in the text box to sort through organisations seeking donations near you. For example, if you're looking for local charities accepting children’s Christmas gifts in Melbourne, adjust the Radius filter to show requests near you.